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Introduction

At the Café by Édouard Manet, circa 1879

Beer is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world, the most widely consumed, and the third most popular drink after water and tea. Beer is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used. The fermentation of the starch sugars in the wort produces ethanol and carbonation in the beer. Most modern beer is brewed with hops, which add bitterness and other flavours and act as a natural preservative and stabilising agent. Other flavouring agents, such as gruit, herbs, or fruits, may be included or used instead of hops. In commercial brewing, natural carbonation is often replaced with forced carbonation.

Some of the earliest writings refer to the production and distribution of beer: the Code of Hammurabi included laws regulating it, and "The Hymn to Ninkasi", a prayer to the Mesopotamian goddess of beer, a recipe for it.

Beer is distributed in bottles and cans and is also commonly available on draught, particularly in pubs and bars. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. The strength of modern beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Beer forms part of the culture of many nations and is associated with social traditions such as beer festivals, as well as activities like pub crawling, pub quizzes, and pub games. (Full article...)

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Greene King is a British pub and brewing company founded in 1799, currently based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The company also owns brands including Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns, as well as other pubs, restaurants and hotels. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), until it was acquired by CK Assets in October 2019.

Its best known beers are Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale, the third and fifth highest selling cask ales in Britain. (Full article...)

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Dortmunder Export

Dortmunder Export or Dortmunder is a pale lager originally brewed by Dortmunder Union in Dortmund, Germany, in 1873. It is a soft-textured beer influenced by the Pilsner lager brewed in Pilsen. (Full article...)

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Jackson at the 2004 Helsinki Beer Festival

Michael James Jackson (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky. He was a regular contributor to a number of broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer.

Jackson's books have sold over three million copies worldwide and have been translated into eighteen languages. He is credited with helping to start a renaissance of interest in beer and breweries worldwide in the 1970s, particularly in the United States. He is also widely credited with popularising the idea of beer styles. His influential television series The Beer Hunter was shown in fifteen countries. (Full article...)

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• ... that Pope Pius IX gave the monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey permission to brew Saint Vincent Beer?
• ... that brewer Sophie de Ronde is allergic to most beer?
• ... that the patu clubs on the New Zealand threepence were compared to bottles of ginger beer?
• ... that Fred G. Sullivan's film The Beer-Drinker's Guide to Fitness and Filmmaking depicts Sullivan being humiliated with mud and whips for the failings of his previous film?
• ... that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Phillip Eng brews his own beer?

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Webster's Brewery (Samuel Webster & Sons Ltd) was a brewery founded in 1838 by Samuel Webster which operated at the Fountain Head Brewery in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Webster's Green Label, a light mild, and Yorkshire Bitter gained national distribution after the company was taken over by Watney Mann in 1972. Throughout the 1970s it was known for the advertising slogan: "Drives out the northern thirst".

The brewery was closed with the loss of 400 jobs in 1996. Following its acquisition by Courage Brewery in 1990, Courage moved operations to Berkshire brewery as they bought the brewery to obtain the Budweiser and Holsten pils packaging contracts. After the brewery's closure, Webster's beers were initially brewed at the John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster before moving to the Thomas Hardy Brewery at Burtonwood in 2004. Silvan Brands have owned the company since 2003 when they acquired it from Scottish & Newcastle. (Full article...)

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Graphical depiction of beer exports by nation, 2012. Each colored box represents one nation and its size is proportional to the country's share of total Beer net exports.

Graphical depiction of beer exports by nation, 2012. Each colored box represents one nation and its size is proportional to the country's share of total Beer net exports.

Credit: R Haussmann, Cesar Hidalgo, et al.

Graphical depiction of beer exports by nation, 2012. Each colored box represents one nation and its size is proportional to the country's share of total Beer net exports.

General images

The following are images from various beer- and brewing-related articles on Wikipedia.

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  Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, used to make beer during the Stone Age. (from History of beer)
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  The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). (from Brewing)
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  Traditional fermenting building (center) and modern fermenting building (left) in Pilsner Urquell Brewery (Czech Republic) (from History of beer)
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  Põhjala Brewery, Estonia (from Craft beer)
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  Spontaneous fermentation at Timmermans in Belgium (from Brewing)
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  Bottling beer in a modern facility, 1945, Australia (from History of beer)
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  A can of Juicy Ass IPA from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada (from Craft beer)
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  A replica of ancient Egyptian beer, brewed from emmer wheat by the Courage brewery in 1996 (from History of beer)
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  Zoigl beers from the communal brewhouses of Oberpfalz in Germany (from Craft beer)
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  A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, from the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, c. 2009–1998 BCE (from History of beer)
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  Craft brewing at Allagash in Portland, Maine (from Craft beer)
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  Brew kettles at Brasserie La Choulette in France (from Brewing)
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  Malted barley before kilning or roasting (from Brewing)
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  Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany (from Brewing)
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  Lauter tun (from Brewing)
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  A yard of ale at Jolly Brewery, Taiwan (from Craft beer)
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  A beer sommelier tapping a barrel for a taste at Nebraska Brewing Company (from Craft beer)
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  Philistine pottery beer jug (from History of beer)
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  Microbreweries, regional breweries, and brew pubs per capita (from Craft beer)
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  A selection of French craft beers (from Craft beer)
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  Mexican craft beer from Tequixquiac in Zumpango Region (from Craft beer)
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  Bergenhus microbrewery, Bergen, Norway (from Craft beer)
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  World beer consumption per capita (from History of beer)
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  Casks of real ale from British microbreweries at a beer festival (from Craft beer)
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  Dogo Beer from Minakuchi-shuzō microbrewery in Matsuyama, Japan (from Craft beer)
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  Modern closed fermentation vessels (from Brewing)
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  A hydrometer measures beer's specific gravity (from History of beer)
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  The Caledonian Brewery, founded in 1869, Edinburgh, Scotland (from History of beer)
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  Cask ales with gravity dispense at a beer festival (from Brewing)
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  A growler of beer from Flounder Brewing, a nanobrewery in New Jersey, US (from Craft beer)
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  A 16th-century brewery (from History of beer)
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  Spent grain, a brewing by-product (from Brewing)
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  Bill Urquhart at Litchborough Brewery (from Craft beer)
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  Yeast ring used by Swedish homebrewers in the 19th century to preserve the yeast between brewing sessions. (from History of beer)
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  Steamworks Brewing, Vancouver (from Craft beer)
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  A 16th-century brewery (from Brewing)
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  Great Leap Brewing operates a chain of brewpubs in China (from Craft beer)
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  Gambrinus – king of beer (from History of beer)
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  Conditioning tanks at Anchor Brewing Company (from Brewing)
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  Alulu beer receipt recording a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BCE, from the Sumerian city of Umma in ancient Iraq. (from History of beer)
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  Open vessels showing fermentation taking place (from Brewing)
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  D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the US, established in 1829. It is also the largest craft brewer, and the 6th largest brewing company overall. (from Craft beer)
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  Castaña, a smoked beer with chestnuts from Cerex in Extremadura, Spain (from Craft beer)
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  Irish Craft Beer Festival, 2015 (from Craft beer)
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  Smoked beer from the Schlenkerla brewpub in Bamberg, Germany (from Craft beer)
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  Diatomaceous earth, used to create a filtration bed (from Brewing)
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  A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent (from Brewing)
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  Robohop, a session IPA from Cervisiam in Oslo, Norway (from Craft beer)
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  Pasteur Street Brewing, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (from Craft beer)

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“ Water is drunk by the four legged beast; man prefers it with hops, malts, and yeast. ”

German Trinkspruch

Related portals

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• Beer and breweries by region
• Beer and nationality
• List of beer organisations
• List of beer styles
• List of commercial brands of beer
• List of countries by beer consumption per capita
• List of World Beer Cup awards

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WikiProject Beer is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in beer and beer-related subjects. They have come together to coordinate the development of beer and brewery articles here on Wikipedia. Additionally, other groups have formed other projects that entertain subjects that are directly related to beer, bartending and pubs. Additionally, the mixed drinks project covers topics that include beer cocktails. If any of these subjects pique your interest, please feel free to visit their projects. These groups would love to have you participate!

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